Once in a great while a science fiction story is so visionary, yet so close to impending scientific developments that it becomes not only an accurate predictor, but itself the locus for new discoveries and development. True Names by Vernor Vinge, first published in 1981, is such a work. Here is a feast of articles by computer scientists and journalists on the cutting edge of the field, writing about innovations and developments of the Internet, including, among others: Danny Hillis: Founder of thinking machines and the first Disney Fellow. Timothy C. May: former chief scientist at Intel--a major insider in the field of computers and technology. Marvin Minsky: Cofounder of the MIT Artificial Intelligence Lab. Chip Morningstar and F. Randall Farmer: Codevelopers of habitat, the first real computer interactive environment. Mark Pesce: Cocreator of VRML and the author of the "Playful World: How Technology Transforms Our Imagination." Richard M. Stallman: Research affiliate with MIT; the founder of the Free Software Movement.
Vernor Steffen Vinge is a retired San Diego State University Professor of Mathematics, computer scientist, and science fiction author. He is best known for his Hugo Award-winning novels A Fire Upon The Deep (1992), A Deepness in the Sky (1999) and Rainbows End (2006), his Hugo Award-winning novellas Fast Times at Fairmont High (2002) and The Cookie Monster (2004), as well as for his 1993 essay "The Coming Technological Singularity", in which he argues that exponential growth in technology will reach a point beyond which we cannot even speculate about the consequences.
我记得我有一次读过一个微软的高级计算机科学家对《真名实姓》的评论:他说,他80年进CMU读计算机专业的时候,没有人知道网络是什么。他们的教授给他们开了一个计算机专业的必读书单,前几条里就有《真名实姓》。在读完这篇小说之后,他就知道了他未来应该努力的方向。 理论上...
评分2017年,马云在中国国际大数据产业博览会的“机器智能”高峰对话会上发表演讲,称掌握着全中国胸罩最小的几个省的“平胸”数据,引发网络热议。放在《真名实姓》的魔法世界里,大概就像大巫达成了一次完美的“以个体化身偷走黑手党30亿美元”的成就,并得到普通用户的争相追捧...
评分《真名实姓》我读了不知道多少遍,却还是一次次地回到它身边。四十年前,互联网还是一片蛮荒世界,是文奇无中生有地创造了赛博空间,创造了魔法。我还记得第一次读时的感受:热血上涌,两眼圆睁,魔法成真了。网络空间具象为中世纪古堡,技术具象为巫术,电子世界第一次向文科...
评分 评分去年的这个时候,连续读完了弗诺·文奇的两部大部头小说《深渊》和《天渊上的火》,文奇将整个宇宙分为三个层次的想法极大地震撼了我。在这么大的格局面前,我越发觉得人类如此渺小,在探索宇宙的道路上我们才刚刚起步。 相比前面提到的那两部,文奇的这部《真名实姓》篇幅则要...
080119 短中篇 cyberpunk
评分数字化生存
评分I walk through the jungle with elephant flying in the air and trees floating on the top of a giant flower, then I know I have destined
评分网络大战写的很精彩,很多场景都直接可以脑补画面,只是结局又政府威胁论,美国人的政治正确哈。
评分上个世纪八十年代的小说,瑰丽!震撼!无以伦比!
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